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20110146126 | DEVICE FOR AND METHOD OF HOLDING AND DISPLAYING SHEET ARTICLES - A display device includes a foam panel resiliently bendable from a generally planar configuration to an arcuate configuration, a sheet article, such as a picture, including a base sheet bearing an image to be displayed, and an adhesive carrier for adhering the base sheet in surface area contact with the foam panel. The base sheet is non-stretchable to hold and maintain the foam panel in the arcuate configuration, thereby enabling viewing of the image in curved form. A frame of a resilient foam material may peripherally surround the foam panel in the generally planar configuration with an interchangeable, compression fit. The foam panel self-conforms to any irregularities on a support surface against which the foam panel is directly mounted. | 06-23-2011 |
20130160340 | DEVICE FOR AND METHOD OF HOLDING AND DISPLAYING SHEET ARTICLES - A display device includes a foam panel resiliently bendable from a generally planar configuration to an arcuate configuration, a sheet article, such as a picture, including a base sheet bearing an image to be displayed, and an adhesive carrier for adhering the base sheet in surface area contact with the foam panel. The base sheet is non-stretchable to hold and maintain the foam panel in the arcuate configuration, thereby enabling viewing of the image in curved form. A frame of a resilient foam material may peripherally surround the foam panel in the generally planar configuration with an interchangeable, compression fit. The foam panel self-conforms to any irregularities on a support surface against which the foam panel is directly mounted. | 06-27-2013 |
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20130323707 | INFORMATION BOARD WITH INTERCHANGEABLE GRAPHIC LAYER - Information boards include a graphic layer and a transparent or translucent dry erase writing surface. The information boards include one or more non-permanent attachment mechanisms that allow for selective removal and replacement of the graphic layer. Additionally, the information boards can optionally include a magnetically attractable layer positioned behind the graphic layer. The magnetically attractable layer can allow for the attachment of notes or other objects to the dry erase writing surface via a magnet. One will appreciate that implementations of the present invention are particularly suited for use in homes, schools, hospitals, businesses, and other locations where removing and replacing a graphic layer in a dry erase board may be desired. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326922 | WALL PLAQUE WITH DECORATIVE GRAPHIC AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Implementations of the present invention provide systems, apparatus, and methods for precisely placing a graphic in a desired position between a face panel and a rear panel. In particular, implementations of the present invention comprise wall plaques having graphics that are printed directly to the back surface of face panels. Printing a graphic directly to the back surface of a face panel may help to ensure that the graphic is flat on the back surface of the face panel and is not misaligned. In addition, printing a graphic directly to the back surface of a face panel may help to eliminate the possibility that the graphic will be wrinkled, torn, or otherwise damaged prior to being laminated on the back surface of a face panel. Implementations of the present invention may also make the manufacturing process more efficient both in terms of cost and time. | 12-12-2013 |
20150020422 | WALL PLAQUE WITH DECORATIVE GRAPHIC AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Implementations of the present invention provide systems, apparatus, and methods for precisely placing a graphic in a desired position between a face panel and a rear panel. In particular, implementations of the present invention comprise wall plaques having graphics that are printed directly to the back surface of face panels. Printing a graphic directly to the back surface of a face panel may help to ensure that the graphic is flat on the back surface of the face panel and is not misaligned. In addition, printing a graphic directly to the back surface of a face panel may help to eliminate the possibility that the graphic will be wrinkled, torn, or otherwise damaged prior to being laminated on the back surface of a face panel Implementations of the present invention may also make the manufacturing process more efficient both in terms of cost and time. | 01-22-2015 |
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20080214421 | CONTACT LENS CARE COMPOSITION - A method of disinfecting, cleaning or packaging a contact lens by contacting the lens with an ophthalmically acceptable lens care composition. The composition comprises a fatty acid monoester and a cationic antimicrobial component. The fatty acid monoester comprises an aliphatic fatty acid portion having six to fourteen carbon atoms, and an aliphatic hydroxyl portion. The invention is also directed to an ophthalmically acceptable lens care composition comprising a fatty acid monoester and a cationic antimicrobial component. | 09-04-2008 |
20100087550 | Formulations with a Tertiary Amine Oxide - A topical pharmaceutical formulation comprising 0.5 ppm to 1000 ppm of a tertiary amine oxide of general formula I | 04-08-2010 |
20110144329 | Amorphous Besifloxacin Solid - Amorphous solid-state form of (R)-(+)-7-(3-amino-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-azepin-1-yl)-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid is characterized by at least one of: (a) an X-ray powder diffraction (“XRPD”) spectrum that comprises peaks at 2θ angles of 6.9-7.1, 9.4, 10.6-10.7, and 13.4-13.7°±0.2°, and a diffuse halo pattern at 11-30°; and (b) a DSC (differential scanning calorimetry) melting peak at about 267-272° C. The amorphous solid is prepared by rapid precipitation from a saturated or supersaturated solution of besifloxacin free base in a solvent comprising at least benzyl alcohol. | 06-16-2011 |
20110237605 | Molecular Crystal of (4-(1,8-Naphthyridin-2-YL)Piperidin-1-YL)Pyrimidine Derivative - A molecular crystal form of (S)-3-(2,5-dimethyl-6-(4-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl)piperidin- | 09-29-2011 |
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20140117673 | LINEAR FARADAY INDUCTION GENERATOR FOR THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICAL POWER FROM OCEAN WAVE KINETIC ENERGY AND ARRANGEMENTS THEREOF - Various embodiments of linear electric generators and arrangements thereof are disclosed. One such generator includes a permanent magnetic array with magnets that are oriented such that like poles of the magnets are disposed adjacently to concentrate a magnetic field through a coil array. To enhance the magnetic field distribution, the magnets are affixed under a compressive strain due to repulsive forces resulting from proximity of the like poles. According to another aspect, a plurality of vibrational linear electric generators (VLEGs) can be arranged so that magnets of different VLEGs are oriented so that poles of opposite polarity are disposed adjacently to further enhance magnetic field concentration through coil arrays. In addition, a plurality of wave energy converters can be arranged in very close proximity, at most 8 times a height of a buoyant portion of the converters, to act as a seawall and thereby protect various structures from ocean waves. | 05-01-2014 |
20140117674 | LINEAR FARADAY INDUCTION GENERATOR FOR THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICAL POWER FROM OCEAN WAVE KINETIC ENERGY AND ARRANGEMENTS THEREOF - Various embodiments of linear electric generators and arrangements thereof are disclosed. One such generator includes a permanent magnetic array with magnets that are oriented such that like poles of the magnets are disposed adjacently to concentrate a magnetic field through a coil array. To enhance the magnetic field distribution, the magnets are affixed under a compressive strain due to repulsive forces resulting from proximity of the like poles. According to another aspect, a plurality of vibrational linear electric generators (VLEGs) can be arranged so that magnets of different VLEGs are oriented so that poles of opposite polarity are disposed adjacently to further enhance magnetic field concentration through coil arrays. In addition, a plurality of wave energy converters can be arranged in very close proximity, at most 8 times a height of a buoyant portion of the converters, to act as a seawall and thereby protect various structures from ocean waves. | 05-01-2014 |
20140313001 | LINEAR FARADAY INDUCTION GENERATOR FOR THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICAL POWER FROM OCEAN WAVE KINETIC ENERGY AND ARRANGEMENTS THEREOF - Various embodiments of permanent magnetic arrays are disclosed. Such arrays include a central support tube; permanent magnets arranged along the central support tube, where the permanent magnets are oriented such that like poles of the magnets are placed adjacently to concentrate a magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the central support tube; and pole pieces arranged along the central support tube, each pole piece in contact with two neighboring permanent magnets and separating those two neighboring permanent magnets. | 10-23-2014 |
20140339928 | LINEAR FARADAY INDUCTION GENERATOR FOR THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICAL POWER FROM OCEAN WAVE KINETIC ENERGY AND ARRANGEMENTS THEREOF - An energy converter system includes a rotor and a stator configured to be relatively stationary with respect to an environment. One of the rotor and the stator includes a field coil array and braking magnets, while the other of said rotor and said stator includes a permanent magnetic array that is configured to induce an electrical current in the field coil array in response to relative motion of the rotor and the stator. Magnets in the permanent magnetic array are oriented such that like poles of the magnets are disposed adjacently to concentrate a magnetic field through the field coil array. The braking magnets are oriented such that poles of the braking magnets face like poles of the closest respective magnet in the permanent magnetic array. | 11-20-2014 |
20150145258 | LINEAR FARADAY INDUCTION GENERATOR FOR THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICAL POWER FROM OCEAN WAVE KINETIC ENERGY AND ARRANGEMENTS THEREOF - A spring suspension system includes a top spring assembly connected to a top end of a stator and a top end of a cable and a bottom spring assembly connected to a bottom end of the stator and a bottom end of the cable. The top spring assembly includes a central spring connected to the top end of the cable at a bottom end of the central spring and a set of symmetrically arranged springs, each connected to the top end of the stator and to a top end of the central spring, configured to accommodate torsional and rotational components of an input force. | 05-28-2015 |
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20090102906 | INK-JET PRINTER COMPRISING A STRUCTURE TO ELIMINATE INK DRIPPING - This invention provides an ink jet assembly that prevents and controls ink drips from upper print heads from contacting the lower print heads or paper in the system. A heated ink drip bib is provided below the ink jet releasing portion of a print head. This ink drip bib directs falling or dripping ink into a drip tray located below each ink bib during the purge cycle. The ink bibs and the drip trays are co-extensive so that any ink being deflected from the ink bib is caught by the ink tray. In one embodiment, the ink bib is angled away from the printing surface to ensure that any solidified ink is separated from an imaging surface. | 04-23-2009 |
20090303305 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENCAPSULATING EDGES OF PAPER IN PRINTERS - System and method for encapsulating edges of a paper in digital printing systems. A spray applicator can include a set of stationary sprayers with spray nozzles, a set of transfer rollers and an inkjet print head. The stationary sprayers can be positioned at both marginal ends of the paper. The stationary sprayers apply the fluid through the spray nozzles at edges of the moving paper to encapsulate the edges of the paper such that loose paper fibers and debris are bound to the paper. The fluid can be applied when the transfer rollers can pass the moving paper through a printer or printing press. Thus, the system can protect various subsystems of the printer or printing press against contamination due to the loose paper fibers and debris. | 12-10-2009 |
20100245467 | Print Head Maintenance System For An Ink-Jet Printer Using Phase-Change Ink Printing On A Continuous Web - A maintenance assembly for cleaning a plurality of printheads in a printing machine comprises two or more cleaning members, each of the cleaning members sized and positioned to clean at least one but less than all of the plurality of printheads when in a cleaning position. A drive mechanism associated with each of the two or more cleaning members is configured to selectively move an associated cleaning member to and from the cleaning position and a retracted position. The cleaning members are supported on a frame with a mechanism provided for translating the frame into position juxtaposed with the plurality of printheads and a further mechanism to swipe the cleaning members across the printheads. The maintenance assembly is operable to clean only selected printheads in a single operation. | 09-30-2010 |
20110292126 | MOLDED NOZZLE PLATE WITH ALIGNMENT FEATURES FOR SIMPLIFIED ASSEMBLY - An ink jet print head includes a molded nozzle plate, the molded nozzle plate further including molded die alignment features. The molded die alignment features can be registered to the apertures of the print head die. | 12-01-2011 |
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20080218576 | Escort belt for improved printing of a media web in an ink printing machine - An escort belt facilitates removal of particulate from a print zone in an ink printing machine while maintaining proper registration of printing media in the print zone. The escort belt includes an endless belt having a width between a first and a second edge of the escort belt that is greater than a media sheet carried by the escort belt, a first plurality of apertures arranged in a longitudinal line proximate one of the belt edges of the escort belt, and a second plurality of apertures distributed between the first plurality of apertures and the other edge of the escort belt, the apertures of the first plurality having a shape different from that of the second plurality of apertures and the apertures of the first aperture plurality being positioned so the apertures are only partially covered by edges of the media being held to the escort belt by a vacuum source applied to the first and the second pluralities. | 09-11-2008 |
20100219328 | Moveable Sensor Array and Method of Detecting Location of Calibration Fault - A printing device comprises a print head, imaging member, and a moveable sensor array. The print head is configured to deliver marking material to the imaging member as it moves in a process direction. The linear sensor array comprises a plurality of photo sensors configured to scan the imaging member. The photo detectors of the linear sensor array define a sensor axis that is substantially perpendicular to the process direction. The linear sensor array is configured to move along the sensor axis between a first position where the sensor array scans one portion of the imaging member and a second position where the sensor array scans another portion of the imaging member. If a fault is detected during calibration of the sensor array, the moveable sensor array may be used to determine whether the source of the fault rests with the imaging member or the sensor array. | 09-02-2010 |
20100238227 | PRINTHEAD DE-PRIME SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOLID INK SYSTEMS - A system and method to provide pressure to de-prime a printhead. An image forming device comprises an ink reservoir that contains ink and provides the ink to a printhead. When a fault condition is detected that indicates a likelihood of a solidifying of the ink, the printhead is de-primed by applying pressure to the printhead to purge the ink from the printhead. The fault condition comprises any of a loss of power, a power-down process, or a printhead temperature being less than or equal to a threshold temperature. | 09-23-2010 |
20110175219 | METHOD FOR MODULAR ARRANGEMENT OF A SILICON BASED ARRAY AND MODULAR SILICON BASED ARRAY - A silicon based module, including: a substrate; a first chip assembly fixed to the substrate, the first chip assembly including a first silicon chip and a first driver die having electrical circuitry; and a second chip assembly fixed to the substrate, the second chip assembly including a second silicon chip and a second driver die having electrical circuitry. Portions of the first and second chip assemblies are aligned in a longitudinal direction for the substrate; and portions of the first and second silicon chips are aligned in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Method for forming a silicon based module. | 07-21-2011 |
20120018838 | METHOD FOR MODULAR ARRANGEMENT OF A SILICON BASED ARRAY AND MODULAR SILICON BASED ARRAY - A silicon based module, including: a substrate; a first chip assembly fixed to the substrate, the first chip assembly including a first silicon chip and a first driver die having electrical circuitry; and a second chip assembly fixed to the substrate, the second chip assembly including a second silicon chip and a second driver die having electrical circuitry. Portions of the first and second chip assemblies are aligned in a longitudinal direction for the substrate; and portions of the first and second silicon chips are aligned in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Method for forming a silicon based module. | 01-26-2012 |
20130201254 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF INK FROM AN EXTERIOR OF A PRINTHEAD - In an inkjet printing apparatus, a heater heats a drib bib that is located below a plurality of inkjets in a printhead to a temperature that melts ink collected on a surface of the drip bib. Pressurized air is directed toward the surface of the drip bib to remove the melted ink from the surface of the drip bib. | 08-08-2013 |
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20090124837 | GAS PHASE SYNTHESIS OF 2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUORO-1-PROPENE FROM 2-CHLORO-3,3,3-TRIFLUORO-1-PROPENE - A multi-step process for preparing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene comprising the steps of (a) contacting a starting material comprising 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene with hydrogen fluoride in the presence of activated first catalyst selected from the group consisting of antimony-halides, iron-halides, titanium halides, and tin-halides, to produce an intermediate composition; and (b) contacting said intermediate composition with a second catalyst of activated carbon to produce a final product comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene. | 05-14-2009 |
20090203945 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORINATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - A method for producing fluorinated organic compounds, including hydrofluoropropenes, which preferably comprises converting at least one compound of formula (I): | 08-13-2009 |
20120149951 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORINATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - Disclosed are processes for the production of fluorinated olefins, preferably adapted to commercialization of CF | 06-14-2012 |
20120203036 | GAS PHASE SYNTHESIS OF 2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUORO-1-PROPENE FROM 2-CHLORO-3,3,3-TRIFLUORO-1-PROPENE - A multi-step process for preparing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene comprising the steps of (a) contacting a starting material comprising 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene with hydrogen fluoride in the presence of activated first catalyst selected from the group consisting of antimony-halides, iron-halides, titanium halides, and tin-halides, to produce an intermediate composition; and (b) contacting said intermediate composition with a second catalyst of activated carbon to produce a final product comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene. | 08-09-2012 |